Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola will assess his chances of taking over at Manchester United before making a decision about Manchester City. The Spaniard is the number one choice to take charge at the Etihad if Manuel Pellegrini leaves.(Manchester Evening News)

Newcastle manager John Carver says he is only sleeping four hours a night due to the pressure of keeping the club in the Premier League. (Guardian)

Steve McClaren's position as Derby manager is in doubt, with the former England boss to meet with the club's chief executive Sam Rush on Thursday. (Mail)

Tottenham forward Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, has launched another attack on his family in a series of posts on Facebook, including a claim that his brother held a knife to his throat in an attempt to gain money.(Telegraph)

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Phil Neville enjoyed his day golfing with former Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes, world number one Rory McIlroy and One Direction singer Niall Horan. "Great day at the BMW pro am with these guys!" he posted on Instagram.

The foursome were competing in the PGA Championship Celebrity Pro-Am at Wentworth

Karim Benzema was clearly in a philosophical mood on Wednesday. The Real Madrid forward posted a photo of himself pointing to an old driving licence photo with this quote from French writer Anatole France: "Without lies, truth would perish from boredom and despair." Quite.

Tottenham's 21-year-old striker Harry Kane celebrated his call-up to the England Under 21 squad, tweeting:"It's always an honour to represent my country! Looking forward to the U21 Euros! It will be a great experience for our team!"

Everton left-back Luke Garbutt, 21, was also called up to Gareth Southgate's squad and tweeted: "Delighted to be named in the squad for the European Championship. Can't wait to get started!"

And finally

The Liverpool Echo has tracked down every other member of Liverpool's Istanbul line-up

Do you know where Steve Finnan is? Organisers of an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of Liverpool's 2005 Champions League win in Istanbul have issued a plea after failing to track the former Reds right-back down. (Liverpool Echo)

German police are investigating a tackle made on Borussia Dortmund's 25-year-old forward Marco Reus after deciding it constituted 'grievous bodily harm'. (Metro)